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Portuguese Laurel (Prunus lusitanica)
About Portuguese Laurel
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An incredibly robust, compact evergreen, providing year-round interest and privacy, tolerant of wind, shade and drought.
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Portuguese Laurel, with its dense, spreading habit and resilient nature makes an elegant, formal hedge.
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Glossy, elliptic, 8-10cm deep green, leaves, borne from striking, plum-red coloured stems, provide the perfect backdrop to the vibrant green new growth in spring. These are joined in early summer by racemes to 25cm in length bearing scented, cup-shaped, creamy-white flowers. Decorative, slightly pointed red fruits follow in autumn, ripening to dark purple.
Suitable for any well-drained soil, Portuguese Laurel thrives in drier, more challenging conditions than Cherry Laurel. It performs equally well in full sun or deep shade and is ideal for exposed sites.
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Highly versatile, its compact habit makes for a highly effective privacy screen, impenetrable boundary or windbreak. Ideal for more formal planting, it responds particularly well to clipping, making it an ideal candidate for topiary.
Well-drained Chalk, Clay, Sand, Loam
Full sun, partial shade or full shade
Moderate 25-30cm per year approximately
August
Formal hedging Privacy screening Pollution barrier
Not suitable for livestock Deer resistant